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- 241: Antigone (Creon As The Tragic
- Creon as the Tragic Hero In “Antigone” written by Sophocles, Creon is the tragic hero. Creon is the tragic hero because of his error in judgement, stubborn way of ruling Thebes, his change, and all the tragedy brought on by ...
- 242: Antigone 3
- ... the bold, tradition-braking character of Antigone clearly clashed with the ovepowered, male dominant personality of Creon. This collision of character gave rise to the conflict between the sexes in Sophocles' "Antigone."
- 243: Antigone Paper
- The Hubris of a Hero The play Antigone by Sophocles is a play like no other. Its central theme is a practical problem of conduct involving the laws of the gods and those of the humans. Antigone represents the laws ...
- 244: Oedipus the King: Dramatic Foreshadowing
- ... problem with this is the fact that it requires an act of God, something that Aristotle frowned upon in his definitive text `Poetics'. In the case of `Oedipus the King', Sophocles managed to get around the problem by having the consultation happen off-stage, but in a good drama, this `form' of foresight is generally frowned upon. As such, it should ...
- 245: Antigone
- In the play "Antigone" by Sophocles, Creon and Antigone have distinct conflicting values. Creon's regard for the laws of the city causes him to abandon all other beliefs. He feels that all should obey the ...
- 246: Hamlet Vs. Oedipus
- ... Works Cited „Y Shakespeare, William. Hamlet: Prince of Denmark. „h The Essential theatre 7th edition „h Oscar G. Brocket, Robert J. Ball. Harcourt Brace College Publishers „h Pg. 114 „h Sophocles. Oedipus the King „h Pg. 71
- 247: Hamlet and Oedipus Rex: The Birth of Kings
- Hamlet and Oedipus Rex: The Birth of Kings Two plays, "Hamlet", written by William Shakespeare and "Oedipus Rex", written by Sophocles share a common bond of illusion and innocence. The protagonists in both plays appear at the beginning only to have changed so that reality has broken through the illusion with ...
- 248: Antigone Greek Ideals
- ... exercised in city-states. These new ideals, though good in intentions, often conflicted with each other creating complex moral dilemmas. Such was the case in Antigone a play written by Sophocles during this era of change. In the play, Antigone and Creon battle a philosophical war dealing with the controversy of the Greek ideals. They both based their actions on their ...
- 249: Oedipus The King
- Oedipus the King: Appetite for Destruction Of all the tragedies that Greek playwright Sophocles created in his illustrious career, the one that stands out as his masterpiece, and quite possibly one of the greatest of all the Greek tragedies is Oedipus the King. The ...
- 250: Oedipus As An Epic Poem By Ari
- ... three unites of, Action, Time, and Place. Also, it is generally accepted that most tragedies end unhappily and contain a significant amount of dramatic irony. Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles in the 400 s BC, is about a young Greek who was fated to murder his father, marry his mother, and while in the process become the king of Thebes ...
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